Apr 10, 2019 / protecting investors
In this week’s installment our ongoing video series, Chris Vernon discusses how an investor should go about choosing the right investment professional. Local newspapers, television commercials, and even billboards are constantly advertising the latest and greatest investment professionals near you. But be wary when choosing an investment advisor off ads alone, find out what steps you should take here:
Apr 3, 2019 / Other investment-related information
In our ongoing weekly video series, Chris Vernon discusses deceptive mail. While the world becomes more and more digital there are still some analog attempts to steal information and identities. These practices are becoming more advanced with every year so we wanted to make sure that people knew what to look for, find out more here:
Mar 13, 2019 / protecting investors
Selling away is a practice engaged in by unethical “financial professionals” that involves the recommendation of investment away from the brokerage firm where the “financial professional” is registered. This is an unethical practice and often leads to investors losing their entire investment. Recently, Vernon Litigation Group has seen an uptick in the unethical practice of Selling Away. Similarly, the primary regulator for brokerage firms, FINRA, seems to be catching more […]
Mar 7, 2019 / protecting investors
Big Banks such as Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and others are making a lot of money for themselves on commodities trading and selling commodities related products. Specifically, “commodities-related revenue at the 12 biggest investment banks climbed 45 percent last year despite weak oil trading, boosted by power, gas and base metals markets” according to a recent industry article. What this means is that these […]